Union Party for the People

Union Party for the People
Partido de la Unión por la Gente
PresidentDilian Francisca Toro
LeaderJuan Manuel Santos
Founded2005 (2005)
Split fromLiberal Party of Colombia
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre[1] to centre-right[2]
National affiliationTeam for Colombia
International affiliationLiberal International (observer)
Colours  Orange
Chamber of Representatives
15 / 188
Senate
10 / 108
Governors
4 / 32
Mayors
258 / 1,102
Website
www.partidodelau.com

The Union Party for the People (Spanish: Partido de la Unión por la Gente), or Party of the U (Spanish: Partido de la U), is a liberal political party in Colombia. The Party is led by former president Juan Manuel Santos.

After supporting the presidencies of Álvaro Uribe, Juan Manuel Santos and Iván Duque, the party is currently part of the majority of left-wing president Gustavo Petro.[3]

  1. ^ Crowe, Darcy (June 21, 2010). "Colombia Elects Santos as President". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Redacción Política (September 21, 2012). ""Colombia es un país de derechas"" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Osorio, Camila (July 20, 2022). "Gustavo Petro logra a última hora la mayoría en el Congreso". El País (in Spanish).